Executions
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An execution is the act by which a state puts a condemned person to death. Hands Off Cain records the cases documented by public sources: press agencies, local newspapers, human rights organisations, official statements. The figure that results is a confirmed minimum, not an estimate of the real total: several states publish no data on executions, and in some countries they are not announced even to the families.
This page collects the news on the executions recorded by the association. The totals by country and by year are in the database.
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- APRIL 18, 2011DEATH PENALTY
OKLAHOMA (USA): GOV. MARY FALLIN SIGNS LEGISLATION GIVING STATE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN LETHAL INJECTION DRUGS
Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law legislation that will give prison officials more
APRIL 18, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN TO HANG FOR BURYING WOMAN ALIVE IN A CAR
former Kemaman local council worker Zulhisham Fadly Muhamad, 30, was sentenced
- APRIL 18, 2011OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law legislation that gives prison officials flexibility when choosing lethal injection drugs
USA - Oklahoma. Gov. Mary Fallin has signed into law legislation that gives prison officials flexibility when choosing lethal injection drugs
- APRIL 17, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded in public a man
Saudi Arabia beheaded in public a man
APRIL 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN HANGED IN FARS PROVINCE
Iran hanged three inmates all convicted of killing two policemen, armed robbery and kidnapping and a fourth person convicted of serial killings.
APRIL 13, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 26-YEAR-OLD FEMALE EXECUTED IN XIAMEN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Mao Ran, 26, was executed in Xiamen, China, for ordering others to conduct
APRIL 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PEOPLE HANGED IN ARAK
Two people were hanged in the prison of Arak, in central Iran.
- APRIL 12, 2011DEATH PENALTY
OHIO (USA): MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING FELLOW INMATE
Ohio executed a man for beating a fellow inmate to death over changing a television channel, prison officials said. Clarence Carter, 49, was the second inmate to be killed in Ohio using the surgical sedative pentobarbital alone rather than the usual conc
- APRIL 12, 2011OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio - execution. Clarence Carter, 49, black, was executed
USA - Ohio - execution. Clarence Carter, 49, black, was executed
APRIL 11, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: THREE MEN TO HANG FOR RAPE
an Egyptian military court in the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya sentenced Mohammed
APRIL 9, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN AHWAZ
One man was hanged in the southwest Iranian city of Ahwaz, reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars.
APRIL 7, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING SYABU
a man was sentenced to death by the High Court in Sabah State, Malaysia
APRIL 7, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN ORUMIYEH
3 people were hanged in the central prison of Orumiyeh, Iran.
- APRIL 7, 2011South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. South Dakota has bought a new supply of sodium thiopental.
USA - South Dakota. South Dakota has bought a new supply of sodium thiopental.
- APRIL 1, 2011EswatiniDEATH PENALTY
SWAZILAND: SERIAL KILLER SENTENCED TO HANG
Convicted Swazi serial killer David Simelane was sentenced to death by hanging, after being convicted last week for the death of 28 people, mostly women and children.
- MARCH 31, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. William Glen Boyd, 45, white, was executed
USA - Alabama. William Glen Boyd, 45, white, was executed
- MARCH 30, 2011Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH
A military court in the central Gaza Strip sentenced a man to death by hanging, after
MARCH 30, 2011PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYCHINA: THREE FILIPINOS EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three Filipinos were executed in China, according to Vice President Jejomar Binay.
MARCH 30, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 650 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN 2010 - BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE REPORT
According to "The 2010 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report" on human rights, the number of executions in Iran increases to over 650 in 2010.
- MARCH 29, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA (USA): INMATE EXECUTED AMID QUESTIONS OVER DRUG
Eric John King, 47, black, was executed in Arizona despite last-minute arguments
- MARCH 29, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Eric John King, 47, black, was executed
USA - Arizona. Eric John King, 47, black, was executed
MARCH 26, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER
in Saudi Arabia, Sutam bin Ayd al-Salabi was beheaded by the sword in Arar for
- MARCH 25, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ARIZONA (USA): EXECUTION-DRUG IMPORT PAPERS RAISE QUESTIONS
3 shipments of drugs imported by the Arizona Department of Corrections were
- MARCH 25, 2011ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. 3 shipments of lethal drugs imported by Arizona were represented to U.S. customs and Food and Drug Administration officials as being for use on animals
USA - Arizona. 3 shipments of lethal drugs imported by Arizona were represented to U.S. customs and Food and Drug Administration officials as being for use on animals
MARCH 24, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN KHAMIS MUSHAYT
a Saudi citizen convicted of murdering another Saudi was executed in the city of Khamis Mushayt
- MARCH 21, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL SHABAAB DECAPITATES TWO TEENAGERS
Somalia’s al Qaeda-inspired group al Shabaab decapitated two Somali teenagers
MARCH 21, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: GALMUDUG COURT CARRIES OUT DEATH PENALTY
a court in the Galmudug administration of Southern Galkayo, Somalia, carried out a death
- MARCH 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN BEHBEHAN
One man was hanged in the southwestern Iranian town of Behbehan, reported
- MARCH 15, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): DEA SEIZES SUPPLY OF EXECUTION DRUG
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium
- MARCH 15, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium
USA - Georgia. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium thiopental